Instagram client InstaPic now available for free on Windows Phone 8 as InPic

A few weeks ago we mentioned that InstaPic, a fully featured Instagram client, had been released for Windows 8. Over the weekend, the developer released the Windows Phone 8 version of InstaPic but with a slight name twist... InPic.

The name change is likely in response to Instagram's request that unofficial client apps not use "insta" or "gram" in their titles.

InPic for Windows Phone 8 shares the same feature rich environment the Windows 8 version offers. InPic includes most of the features of Instagram including account log in, uploading photos (no videos), viewing videos, comment on photos, and follow other Instagram members.

InPic has main pages that cover your Instagram Timeline, popular photos from other members, and your profile summary. You can edit your profile from InPic.

Images can be uploaded from your Pictures Hub or by launching your camera and capturing fresh photos. InPic does have a nice selection of filters to fine tune your images prior to uploading them to Instagram. Photos from Instagram can be shared via your Social Networks (labeled as "Instagram photo by..."), emailed to friends, and saved to your Windows Phone.

In just using InPic for a short time this afternoon, it comes across as a nice Instagram client. It does lack video support and doesn't have a live tile. We also aren't sure if it has the hashtag issue, though we're leaning on that it does.

For now we'll say that InPic isn't too shabby of a Windows Phone 8 Instagram client. We'll take it out for a test drive over the next few days and see how it shakes out and get a review up on the site.

Reader comments

Instagram client InstaPic now available for free on Windows Phone 8 as InPic

Can this App actually upload a profile pic? Because 6tag can't? And there's literally no other way to upload a default pic short of logging onto someone else's non-winpho mobile device. So now you're just that creepy guy without a profile pic. Awesome.

I actually like the design of this app. Its only version 1.0 but I can see this with future updates being better. I mainly am looking for real notifications and live tiles that work....and right now 6Tag is the only one that works

Same here, it just seems random. Took photo, edit it, wrote the description and then got distracted and let the phone went into lock . After that it didnt came back from that state, with a black screen and receiving mails (sound notification), I needed to do a soft reset to bring it back to normal. Lumia 720 here

That may be because you didn't surfed the app for a long time continuosly, but it crashes for me and even makes the phone lag after crashing. Several other people have also mentioned this on the reviews.

Although english is not my native language, it is good to clarify that it was a retorical question: the app DOES block you, since I was blocked, myself, after using the Windows 8 version a few weeks ago. Best regards.

You realize they put time and money into these things. Would you spend hours and hours and hours on something and then just give it away......i don't think so. Its not like they are trying to billionaires they are supporting windows 8 but the only way they can afford to is by doing that

I would definitely choose to work for free vs sticking a label of KFC, McD, Apple and Gmail on each and every letter or client report I post. However, point being I said - I don't like ads. I didn't say I don't like paid apps. Probably have paid for more apps and games on WP since 2010 than these two commenters slating me combined.

I am clueless on how to make an app or where to even start! Even apps that are so so should get decent reviews! People are harsh!! With that said, I buy apps if they are only .99 or $1.99, hell thats only a Pepsi! I am going to lose sleep over it!